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Prescription blood thinner Coumadin (warfarin) is being recalled by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. since the level of its active ingredient, isopropanol, may shift over time, according to the Associated Press.

No side effects have been reported and the recall is being done as a precaution. The AP reports the recall involves more than 144,000 1-miligram tablets of Coumadin that were distributed in blister packs with expiration dates from June 2011 to November 2012.

Coumadin is used after surgery to avoid blood clots. However, Bristol-Myers told the AP that too much isopropanol could increase a patient’s chance of bleeding; too little could increase a patient’s risk of clots.